Empress Weapon Tradable VS Untradable Dilemma

[VerrKol]

it appears on the thief set equips though. At least I recall it appearing on ONE of the pieces o_O

Precisely, meaning kataras are not part of the set.

[Dark Link]

It's still an "Empress Weapon", whether it's part of the set or not.
Why are we even having this argument?

[ShinkuDragon]

It's still an "Empress Weapon", whether it's part of the set or not.
Why are we even having this argument?

because usually, when people switch to "empress gears" it's mainly for the set effect, or because it adds to the set effect.

[CarrionCrow]

Katara does not count towards the set.